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The vicar’s reaction to people only appearing in church at Christmas
- Posted by Chris
- Posted on December 23, 2017
- Church,Society
- No Comments.
Jody Stowell wrote a great article in The Independent, a couple of years ago, on the vicar’s reaction to people only appearing in church at Christmas: Do I mind that people come to church at Christmas and occasionally at Easter, and remain absent the rest of the year? The honest answer is yes and no. Of […]
Links from the world of Christianity & Theology
- Posted by Chris
- Posted on December 12, 2017
- Church,Theology
- No Comments.
Some interesting links from the world of Christianity & Theology: One in five Brits do not know Jesus Christ born on 25 December, study finds: Report that a study has found that one in five British people do not know that the birth of Jesus is celebrated on Christmas Day. Church of England trains leaders to […]
Reflections on nearly 40 years of ministry
- Posted by Chris
- Posted on January 27, 2016
- Church,Featured,Ministry
- No Comments.
Sam Storms, the lead pastor for preaching and vision at Bridgeway Church in Oklahoma City, has written a fascinating blog post reflecting on nearly 40 years of pastoral ministry. I’m not sure I full subscribe to everything he has written – for example I would fully subscribe to women being fully involved in church leadership. […]
Under 30s now represent 23% of those becoming Vicars
- Posted by Chris
- Posted on May 29, 2014
- Church
- No Comments.
Statistics from the Church of England for 2013 show that the number of young people (under 30s) accepted for training for the Church of England ministry continue to be the highest number in the past 20 years. Young people now represent 23% of those entering training. The statement went on to say: The Ministry Division […]
From Guttenberg to Zuckerberg: How Social Media is Changing the Church
- Posted by Chris
- Posted on March 3, 2013
- Children's and Youth Work,Church,Lausanne / Cape Town 2010,Reflection,Statistics,Technical/Gadgets,The web,Theology
- 2 Comments.
Tonight I preached on how digital mission, if you’re interest click here to download the PowerPoint I used: [youtube id=”QUCfFcchw1w” width=”580″ height=”337″] Of all the messages the world has ever heard from politicians, story tellers, advertisers and more the gospel is still the stickiest. The good news is that God’s message is your message, which […]
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